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单词 carnassial
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carnassialadj.n.

Brit. /kɑːˈnasɪəl/, U.S. /kɑrˈnæsiəl/
Etymology: < French carnassier carnivorous = Provençal carnacier , medieval Latin carnacerius butcher, bourreau, < Latin type *carnāceus of or pertaining to flesh, < carn-em flesh + -al suffix1.
Comparative Anatomy.
A. adj.
‘Relating to flesh eating’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon); used of certain teeth of carnivorous animals, specially adapted for tearing flesh.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having teeth > adapted for tearing or cutting
laniary1826
trenchant1831
carnassial1849
laniariform1849
secodont1891
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [adjective] > carnassial
sectorial1845
carnassial1849
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 907/1 The tooth..has a..carnassial modification of form.
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 911/2 The fourth premolar is the carnassial tooth.
1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 78 The carnassial apparatus of these predaceous marsupials.
B. n.
A tooth adapted for eating flesh.
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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [noun] > carnassial
scissor tooth1837
carnassial1854
1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 109/2 The lower carnassials of the lion.
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